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On 7 October 2023, the Palestinian Islamist militant group Hamas initiated a surprise attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip. As part of the attack, 364 civilians were killed and many more wounded by Hamas at the Supernova Sukkot Gathering, an open-air music festival during the Jewish holiday of Shemini Atzeret near kibbutz Re'im.
On 7 October 2023, Hamas and several other Palestinian militant groups launched coordinated armed incursions from the Gaza Strip into the Gaza Envelope of southern Israel, the first invasion of Israeli territory since the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. The attack coincided with the Jewish religious holiday Simchat Torah.
On 24 October, US President Joe Biden stated, "We should have those hostages released and then we can talk", [40] and has subsequently doubled down on that opposition, saying that doing so would allow Hamas to attack Israel again. [41] On 25 October, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak also rejected a call for a ceasefire. [42] [43] The UK's Leader ...
Kissufim massacre. / 31.37417°N 34.39944°E / 31.37417; 34.39944. On 7 October 2023, a sudden assault was launched on Israel by Hamas militants originating from the Gaza Strip. They targeted Kissufim kibbutz located in the Southern District of Israel. As a result of this violent attack, at least four kibbutz security team members, four ...
The battle of Sderot ( Hebrew: קרב שדרות; Arabic: معركة سديروت) began on 7 October 2023, when Hamas launched a large-scale surprise attack on southern Israel, [4] which was widely condemned as an act of terrorism. [5] The Israeli town of Sderot ( Hebrew: שְׂדֵרוֹת, Arabic: سديروت ), located close to the border ...
On 7 October 2023, in the opening attacks of the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel, Hamas militants [ 10][ 11][ 12] carried out a massacre at Be'eri, an Israeli kibbutz near the Gaza Strip . Hundreds of Gazan militants and civilian looters attacked the kibbutz, killing and abducting civilians while facing resistance from armed residents.
Zikim attack. / 31.60778°N 34.52167°E / 31.60778; 34.52167. First Lt. Or Moses †. As part of the 7 October 2023 attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip, a military engagement took place near Zikim, Israel between Hamas militants and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). According to Haaretz, Hamas's goal was to capture Zikim's military ...
On 5 December 2023, Israeli hostages released by Hamas met with Benjamin Netanyahu's war cabinet and claimed that, during the October 7th Hamas-led attack on Israel they were deliberately attacked by Israeli helicopters on their way into Gaza, and were shelled constantly by the Israeli military while they were there. [6]